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Fritz Reiner

1888 - 1963

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Frederick Martin Reiner (Hungarian: Reiner Frigyes; December 19, 1888 – November 15, 1963) was an American conductor of opera and symphonic music in the twentieth century. Hungarian born and trained, he emigrated to the United States in 1922, where he rose to prominence as a conductor with several orchestras. He reached the pinnacle of his career while music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the 1950s and early 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fritz Reiner is the 41st most popular conductor (down from 28th in 2019), the 257th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 198th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Hungarian Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Fritz Reiner ranks 41 out of 128. Before him are John Philip Sousa, Riccardo Chailly, Colin Davis, John Eliot Gardiner, George Szell, and John Barbirolli. After him are Thomas Beecham, Lovro von Matačić, Charles Munch, Eliahu Inbal, Antal Doráti, and Karel Ančerl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Fritz Reiner ranks 88. Before him are Soong Ai-ling, Nikolay Shvernik, Prince Axel of Denmark, Gunichi Mikawa, David Jacobs, and Alphonse Juin. After him are Lead Belly, Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Richard Courant, Jean Wahl, José Félix Estigarribia, and Chōjun Miyagi. Among people deceased in 1963, Fritz Reiner ranks 69. Before him are Jacobus Oud, Gustaf Gründgens, Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin, Seth Barnes Nicholson, Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, and Fazlollah Zahedi. After him are Garrett Morgan, Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, Dinah Washington, Ernst Marischka, Gustave Garrigou, and Richard Kohn.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Fritz Reiner ranks 257 out of 1,077. Before him are Géza Maróczy (1870), Miklós Kállay (1887), János Kornai (1928), László Lovász (1948), Ferenc Plattkó (1898), and George Tabori (1914). After him are József Zakariás (1924), Anton Bernolák (1762), László Kövér (1959), Franz Alexander (1891), Nicolaus Olahus (1493), and Margaret of Hungary (1175).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Hungary

Among conductors born in Hungary, Fritz Reiner ranks 3. Before him are Georg Solti (1912), and George Szell (1897). After him are Antal Doráti (1906), Iván Fischer (1951), and Ádám Fischer (1949).

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